High catalytic performance of neodymium modified Co_(3)O_(4) for toluene oxidation

Co-based catalysts are the most promising catalysts in catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds(VOCs).Precious metal doping is adopted to improve the catalytic activity of toluene on Co_(3)O_(4) catalysts,but greatly increases its cost along with it.It is found that doping a small amount of rare earth(Ce,Pr,Sm and Nd)can dramatically promote the catalytic activity of Co_(3)O_(4).Especially,the Nd-doped Co_(3)O_(4) catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic activity with a toluene removal rate of 90% at 162.1℃,which is even better than that of Pt-doped Co_(3)O_(4).Compared with other rare earth metal doping,the Nd doping leads to a higher ratio of Co^(3+)/Co^(2+) and has more oxygen vacancies.The in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy(DRIFTS)experiments show that the lattice oxygen of Nd-Co sample can be utilized at a quite low temperature,while that of pure Co_(3)O_(4) cannot engage in oxidation reaction when the temperature is below 200℃,which visually demonstrates the main reason for the improved catalytic performance of Nd-Co catalyst.

Highly efficient K-doped Mn-Ce catalysts with strong K-Mn-Ce interaction for toluene oxidation

In this study,K_(x)-Mn-Ce catalysts prepared by sol-gel method were investigated for toluene oxidation.Compared with Mn-Ce,the catalytic performance of K_(x)-Mn-Ce was further improved.X-ray diffraction(XRD),high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM)and Raman analyses demonstrate that K ions enter the lattice of CeO_(2) and disperse uniformly.The results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),H_(2)-temperature programmed reduction(H_(2)-TPR).and O_(2)-temperature programmed desorption(O_(2)-TPD)analyses indicate that there is a strong interaction between K,Mn and Ce;the charge co mpensation effect would be induced when K ions enter the lattice of CeO_(2),which leads to more oxygen vacancies due to the generation of more Ce^(3+).Toluene-TPD shows that K-doping enhances the activation ability of toluene.Among all catalysts,K0.1-Mn-Ce shows the highest concentration of Mn^(4+),Ce^(3+),Osur,and redox ability,resulting in higher low-temperature catalytic activity.Additionally,the results of stability and water resistance also prove that K0.1-Mn-Ce catalyst possesses excellent stability and water resistance.

Promotional effect of cobalt doping on catalytic performance of cryptomelane-type manganese oxide in toluene oxidation

The cryptomelane-type manganese oxide (OMS-2)-supported Co (x Co/OMS-2;x=5,10,and15 wt.%) catalysts were prepared via a pre-incorporation route.The as-prepared materials were used as catalysts for catalytic oxidation of toluene (2000 ppmV).Physical and chemical properties of the catalysts were measured using the X-ray diffraction (XRD),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic (FT-IR),scanning electron microscopic (SEM),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS),and hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H_(2)-TPR)techniques.Among all of the catalysts,10Co/OMS-2 performed the best,with the T90%,specific reaction rate at 245℃,and turnover frequency at 245℃ (TOFCo) being 245℃,1.23×10^(-3)moltoluene/(gcat·sec),and 11.58×10^(-3)sec-1for toluene oxidation at a space velocity of 60,000mL/(g·hr),respectively.The excellent catalytic performance of 10Co/OMS-2 were due to more oxygen vacancies,enhanced redox ability and oxygen mobility,and strong synergistic effect between Co species and OMS-2 support.Moreover,in the presence of poisoning gases CO_(2),SO_(2)or NH_(3),the activity of 10Co/OMS-2 decreased for the carbonate,sulfate and ammonia species covered the active sites and oxygen vacancies,respectively.After the activation treatment,the catalytic activity was partly recovered.The good low-temperature reducibility of 10Co/OMS-2 could also facilitate the redox process accompanied by the consecutive electron transfer between the adsorbed O_(2)and the cobalt or manganese ions.In the oxidation process of toluene,the benzoic and aldehydic intermediates werefirst generated,which were further oxidized to the benzoate intermediate that were eventually converted into H_(2)O and CO_(2).

Enhancement of toluene oxidation performance over La_(1-x)CoO_(3-δ) perovskite by lanthanum non-stoichiometry

La_(1-x)CoO_(3-δ)catalysts with different non-stoichiometry of lanthanum ions were synthesized by using the sol-gel method,and their catalytic performance in toluene combustion was investigated.The results showed that the catalytic activity and stability of A-site nonstoichiometric La_(1-x)CoO_(3-δ)were improved to a certain extent compared with pure LaCoO_(3)perovskite.Among them,the La_(0.9)CoO_(3-δ)catalyst gave the best catalytic performance for toluene oxidation.It achieved 90%toluene conversion at 205℃under the conditions of a WHSV(weight hourly space velocity)of 22,500 mL/(g·hr)and a 500 ppmV-toluene concentration.Various characterization techniques were used to investigate the relationship between the structure of these catalysts and their catalytic performance.It was found that the non-stoichiometric modification of the lanthanum ion at position A in LaCoO_(3)changed the surface element state of the catalyst and increased the oxygen vacancy content,thus,combined with improved reducibility,improving toluene degradation on the catalyst.

Controllable synthesis of MnO_(2)/iron mesh monolithic catalyst and its significant enhancement for toluene oxidation

A series of monolithic MnO_(2)/iron mesh (IM) catalysts for oxidation of toluene were successfully prepared by using in situ hydrothermal growth.MnO_(2)can grow firmly on the IM substrates surface with a shedding rate of only 0.14%.Due to the highest O_(ads) and high-valent Mn^(4+) and Fe^(3+) elements,the temperature at 50% and 90% toluene conversion (T_(50%) and T_(90%)) was 252 and 265℃,respectively for the best performance catalyst (hydrothermal temperature of 80℃,hydrothermal time of 12 h,and precursor manganese ion concentration of 0.03 mol/L).The catalysts also presented good water resistance and cycle performance.In-situ DRIFTS results suggesting that toluene was first rapid transformed into the reaction intermediate species (benzoate species) and then converted to CO_(2)and H_(2)O.Therefore,this work provides a new direction for the research and application of IM-based monolithic catalysts.

Effect of interaction between different CeO_(2)plane and platinum nanoparticles on catalytic activity of Pt/CeO_(2)in toluene oxidation

The plane exposure of support vitally affects the catalytic performance of the catalyst.In this work,CeO_(2)nanorods((110)plane exposure),nano-octahedrons((111)plane exposure)and nano-cubes((100)plane exposure)were prepared as the supports of Pt/CeO_(2)samples to investigate the effect of CeO_(2)plane exposure on total toluene oxidation.Characterizations reveal that the(110)plane of CeO_(2)is more helpful to the dispersion of Pt species,followed by(111)face.The improved dispersion of Pt species can enhance the metal-supports interaction,which promotes the electron transfer of CeO_(2)carrier to Pt nanoparticles and the adsorption-activation of O_(2),thereby facilitating the total oxidation of toluene via the Langmuir-Hinshelwood(L-H)mechanism.Therefore,Pt/CeO_(2)-r(nanorods)sample expresses excellent catalytic performance of toluene oxidation.Finally,the procedure of toluene total oxidation was studied by in-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform(DRIFT)spectroscopy.We expect that this work can contribute to the development of an effective sample for the decomposition of volatile organic compounds(VOCs).

Preparation of MnO2 decorated Co3Fe1Ox powder/monolithic catalyst with improved catalytic activity for toluene oxidation

In this paper, KMnO4 was used to pre-treat Co3 Fe-layered double hydroxides(LDH) precursor to prepare MnO2 decorated Co3Fe1Ox catalyst. The toluene oxidation performance of the catalyst was investigated systematically. The optimized 0.1 Mn CF-LDO catalyst exhibited the best catalytic performance, and the temperatures of 50% and 90% toluene conversion( T50 and T90) were 218 and 243 ℃, respectively. The apparent activation energy( Ea) was 31.6 k J/mol. The characterization results showed that the pre-redox reaction by KMnO4 could increase the specific surface area, Co^3+ species amount and oxygen defect concentration of the catalyst, which are the main reason of the improved toluene catalytic activity. Besides, this method was also applied to enhance toluene oxidation of iron mesh based monolithic catalyst. The 0.1 Mn CF-LDO/Iron mesh(IM) catalyst showed a 90% toluene conversion at around 316 ℃ which was much lower than that of without MnO2 addition(359 ℃). In addition, the water resistant of all the catalysts was studied as well, all the samples showed relatively good water resistance. The toluene conversion still remained to be over > 80% even in the presence of 10 vol.% water vapor.

Construction of Cu-Ce interface for boosting toluene oxidation:Study of Cu-Ce interaction and intermediates identified by in situ DRIFTS

A facile hydrothermal method was applied to gain stably and highly efficient CuO-CeO_(2)(denoted as Cu1Ce2)catalyst for toluene oxidation.The changes of surface and inter properties on Cu1Ce2 were investigated comparing with pure CeO_(2)and pure CuO.The formation of Cu-Ce interface promotes the electron transfer between Cu and Ce through Cu^(2+)+Ce^(3+)↔Cu^(+)+Ce^(4+)and leads to high redox properties and mobility of oxygen species.Thus,the Cu1Ce2 catalyst makes up the shortcoming of CeO_(2)and CuO and achieved high catalytic performance with T_(50)=234°C and T_(99)=250°C(the temperature at which 50%and 90%C_(7)H_(8)conversion is obtained,respectively)for toluene oxidation.Different reaction steps and intermediates for toluene oxidation over Cu1Ce2,CeO_(2)and CuO were detected by in situ DRIFTS,the fast benzyl species conversion and preferential transformation of benzoates into carbonates through C=C breaking over Cu1Ce2 should accelerate the reaction.

Selective Oxidation of Toluene with Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by V-Mo-based Catalyst

The selective catalytic oxidation of toluene with hydrogen peroxide over V-Mo-based catalysts under mild conditions was studied.The promotion effect of Mo on the catalysts was studied with V/Al2O3 and Mo/Al2O3 as reference samples.The catalysts were characterized by XRD,TPR,and XPS techniques.The results show that the addition of Mo to V/Al2O3 may change the distribution of V species on Al2O3 surface.Over V-Mo/Al2O3 catalyst,highly dispersed amorphous V species facilitates benzaldehyde formation,and crystalline V2O5 species increases the conversion of toluene but decreases the selectivity to benzaldehyde,while AlVMoO7 species favors both the conversion of toluene and the formation of cresols.The yield of benzaldehyde depends remarkably on the surface O/Al and Mo/V atomic ratios,and gets to a maximum value of 13.2% with a selectivity of 79.5% at an O/Al atomic ratio of 3.0 and Mo/V atomic ratio of 0.7.

Mesoporous carbon-supported cobalt catalyst for selective oxidation of toluene and degradation of water contaminants

Mesoporous carbon-supported cobalt （Co-MC） catalysts are widely applied as electrode materials for bat- teries. Conversely, the development of Co-MC as bifunctional catalysts for application in organic catalytic reactions and degradation of water contaminants is slower. Herein, the catalyst displayed high activity in the selective oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde under mild conditions, attaining a high selectivity of 92.3%. Factors influencing the catalytic reaction performance were also investigated. Additionally, Co-MC displayed remarkable catalytic activity in degrading dyes relative to the pure metal counterpart. Moreover, the catalyst exhibited excellent reusability, as determined by the cyclic catalytic experiments. The paper demonstrates the potential of Co-MC as a bifunctional catalyst for both toluene selective oxidation and water contaminant degradation.

Effect of alkaline earth metal promoter on catalytic activity of MnO_(2)for the complete oxidation of toluene

Herein,Na^(+)and Ca^(2+)are introduced to MnO_(2)through cation-exchange method.The presence of Na^(+)and Ca^(2+)significantly enhance the catalytic activity of MnO_(2)in toluene oxidation.Among them,the Ca-MnO_(2)catalyst exhibits the best catalytic activity(T_(50)=194℃,T_(90)=215℃,E_a=57.2 k J/mol,reaction rate 8.40×10^(-10)mol/(sec·m^(2))at 210℃.T_(50)and T_(90):the temperature of 50%and 90%toluene conversion;E a:apparent activation energy)and possess high tolerance against 2.0 vol.%water vapor.Results reveal that the increased acidic sites of the MnO_(2)sample can enhance the adsorption of gaseous toluene,and the mobility of oxygen species and the content of reactive oxygen species in the catalyst are significantly improved due to the formed oxygen vacancy.Thus these two factors result in excellent catalytic performance for toluene oxidation combining with the weak CO_(2)adsorption ability.

An investigation on catalytic performance and reaction mechanisms of Fe/OMS-2 for the oxidation of carbon monoxide, ethyl acetate, and toluene

The octahedral molecular sieve(OMS-2)-supported Fe( xFe/OMS-2: x = 1, 3, 5, and 10) catalysts were prepared using the pre-incorporation method. Physicochemical properties of the as-synthesized materials were characterized by means of various techniques, and their catalytic activities for CO, ethyl acetate, and toluene oxidation were evaluated. Among all of the samples, performed the best, with the reaction temperature required to achieve 90% conversion( T 90%) being 160 ℃ for CO oxidation, 210 ℃ for ethyl acetate oxidation, and 285 ℃ for toluene oxidation. Such a good catalytic performance of 5Fe/OMS-2 was associated with its high(Mn^(3+) + Mn^(2+)) content and adsorbed oxygen species concentration, and good lowtemperature reducibility and lattice oxygen mobility as well as strong interaction between Fe and OMS-2. In addition, catalytic mechanisms of the oxidation of three pollutants over the 5Fe/OMS-2 catalyst were also studied. It was found that CO, ethyl acetate or toluene was first adsorbed, then the related intermediates were formed, and finally the formed intermediates were completely converted into CO_(2) and H_(2)O.

Formation of active oxygen species on single-atom Pt catalyst and promoted catalytic oxidation of toluene

Catalytic oxidation of toluene over noble metal catalysts is a representative reaction for elimination of volatile organic compounds(VOCs).However,to fully understand the activation of molecular oxygen and the role of active oxygen species generated in this reaction is still a challenging target.Herein,MgO nanosheets and single-atom Pt loaded MgO(Pt SA/MgO)nanosheets were synthesized and used as catalysts in toluene oxidation.The activation process of molecular oxygen and oxidation performance on the two catalysts were contrastively investigated.The Pt SA/MgO exhibited significantly enhanced catalytic activity compared to MgO.The oxygen vacancies can be easily generated on the Pt SA/MgO surface,which facilitate the activation of molecular oxygen and the formation of active oxygen species.Based on the experimental data and theoretical calculations,an active oxygen species promoted oxidation mechanism for toluene was proposed.In the presence of H2O,the molecular oxygen is more favorable to be dissociated to generate•OH on the oxygen vacancies of the Pt SA/MgO surface,which is the dominant active oxygen species.We anticipate that this work may shed light on further investigation of t10.1007/s12274-020-2765-1he oxidation mechanism of toluene and other VOCs over noble metal catalysts.

Size distribution and chemical composition of secondary organic aerosol formed from Cl-initiated oxidation of toluene

Secondary organic aerosol （SOA） formed from Cl-initiated oxidation of toluene was investigated in a home-made smog chamber. The size distribution and chemical composition of SOA particles were measured using aerodynamic particle sizer spectrometer and the aerosol laser time-of-flight mass spectrometer （ALTOFMS）, respectively. According to a large number of single aerosol diameter and mass spectra, the size distribution and chemical composition of SOA were obtained statistically. Experimental results showed that SOA particles created by Cl-initiated oxidation of toluene is predominantly in the form of fine particles, which have diameters less than 2.5 μm （i.e., PM2.5）, and glyoxal, benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, benzoquinone, benzoic acid, benzyl hydroperoxide and benzyl methyl nitrate are the major products components in the SOA. The possible reaction mechanisms leading to these products are also proposed.

Synergetic effect of FeVO_4 andα-Fe_2O_3 in Fe-V-O catalysts for liquid phase oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde

Synergistic effect of FeVO_4 withα-Fe_2O_3 was found in Fe-V-O catalyst,which was responsible for the high apparent formation rate（A.F.R.） of benzaldehyde in liquid phase oxidation of toluene by hydrogen peroxide.The synergistic effect might create VO_πspecies as active sites;moreover,it improved the reducibility and the reactivity of Fe-V-O catalyst.In order to gain the high A.F.R. of benzaldehyde,the catalyst should have the moderate reducibihty.

One-Pot Synthesis of Bismuth Basic Nitrate-Bi_(2)MoO_(6) Photocatalyst for Selective Oxidation of Toluene

The key issues to improve the performance of photocatalysts for selective oxidation of toluene are promoting the migration and separation of charge carrier,and enhancing the generation of active oxygen species.It is known that the construction of compact heterojunction is an efficient protocol to inhibit photogenerated electron-hole recombination.In this work,a 2D-2D[Bi_(6)O_(6)(OH)_(3)](NO_(3))3·1.5H2O-Bi_(2)MoO_(6)(denoted as BBN-BMO)composite heterojunction has been prepared by one-step hydrothermal method for the first time.The tetragonal phase BBN in the composite plays the role of transferring electrons from the visible light activated orthorhombic phase BMO and promoting the generation of active·O_(2)^(-),the holes left in BMO are used to activate toluene and produce benzyl radical,thus greatly improving the photocatalytic performance for selective oxidation of toluene.The toluene conversion rate of BBN-BMO is 3466μmol·g^(-1)·h^(-1),which is three times that of pure BMO.The selectivity to benzalde-hyde is 94.2%.In addition,reasonable mechanism has been speculated based on a series of control experiments.

Unraveling specific role of carbon matrix over Pd/quasi-Ce-MOF facilitating toluene enhanced degradation

Metal organic frameworks(MOFs)derivatives represented by quasi-MOFs have excellent physical and chemical properties and can be applied for the catalytic combustion of volatile organic compounds(VOCs).In this work,Pd/quasi-Ce-BTC synthesized by simple one-step Npyrolysis was applied to the oxidation of toluene,showing excellent toluene catalytic activity(T_(90)=175℃,30000 mL/(g·h)).Microscopic analyses indicate the formation and interaction of a carbon matrix composite quasi-MOF structure interface.The results show that the amorphous carbon matrix formed during the partial pyrolysis of Ce-BTC significantly improves the adsorption and activation capacity of toluene in the reaction,and constructs a reductive system to maintain high concentrations of Ce^(3+)and Pd^(0),which can facilitate the activation and utilization of oxygen in reaction.Quasi in-situ XPS proves that carbon matrix is indirectly involved in the activation and storage of oxygen,and Pd^(0)is the crucial active site for the activation of oxygen.Stability and water resistance tests display good stability of Pd/quasi-Ce-BTC.This work provides a potential method for designing quasi-MOF catalysts towards VOCs effective abatement.

Cu–Mn–Ce ternary mixed-oxide catalysts for catalytic combustion of toluene

Cu-Mn, Cu-Mn-Ce, and Cu-Ce mixed-oxide catalysts were prepared by a citric acid sol-gel method and then characterized by XRD, BET, H_2-TPR and XPS analyses. Their catalytic properties were investigated in the toluene combustion reaction. Results showed that the Cu-Mn-Ce ternary mixed-oxide catalyst with 1：2：4 mole ratios had the highest catalytic activity, and 99% toluene conversion was achieved at temperatures below 220°C. In the Cu-Mn-Ce catalyst, a portion of Cu and Mn species entered into the Ce O2 fluorite lattice, which led to the formation of a ceria-based solid solution. Excess Cu and Mn oxides existed on the surface of the ceria-based solid solution. The coexistence of Cu-Mn mixed oxides and the ceria-based solid solution resulted in a better synergetic interaction than the Cu-Mn and Cu-Ce catalysts, which promoted catalyst reducibility, increased oxygen mobility, and enhanced the formation of abundant active oxygen species.